Oman Air marks growth in passenger transport

DUBAI: Oman Air has said it carried double the number of passengers in the first quarter this year as compared to same period last year, including those travelling to India.

The airline transported 445,923 passengers as against 297,391 travellers, an increase of 50 per cent, thanks to its convenient connection flights between Oman and other major destinations in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.

"Sales have grown considerably by 103 per cent and there has been an increase in scheduled flights in the first quarter this year that reached 1,860 flights against 1,373 in the same period in 2007," said Abdulrazaq bin Jumaa al Raisi - Senior Manger Sales, Oman Air - on Sunday.

At present, Oman Air flies to 25 destinations, including 10 in the Indian subcontinent: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Chennai, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Jaipur.

The airlines plans to start operations to Calcutta and Bangalore during June this year, he said.